MarkWaldorf
03-01-2010, 12:11 PM
X FACTOR winner Joe McElderry is set to jet off to a multi-million pound meeting with Disney studio chiefs.
The young Geordie returned from a family holiday yesterday and will travel to Los Angeles next week in his bid to conquer the USA.
Joe will meet casting agents as X Factor boss Simon Cowell’s efforts to turn the singer into the next Zac Efron, 22, build momentum.
Clean-cut Joe, 18, could earn £5million next year if Disney bosses decide to take him down young star Zac’s High School Musical route.
Three major US TV networks and several Hollywood studios, including Disney, have contacted Simon, 50, about working with Joe.
And it is now believed a mega money-spinning deal could be thrashed out as early as next week.
A source close to the X Factor boss told us: “Joe has being adjusting to his new-found fame and fortune by taking his whole family to Austria on a ski-ing trip.
“The last few weeks have been incredibly stressful for the shy lad, so he wanted to escape all the pressure and just have fun with his family.
“But he returned to London yesterday knowing this is when the real hard work starts.
“Bagging a high-profile role in a Disney musical would guarantee huge success around the world. You only have to look at Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron and The Jonas Brothers to see that.
“He will be prepped on how to come across during his castings this week and could fly out as early as next week to audition.”
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star Sunday Joe revealed: “It would be a dream to star in a Disney musical.
“I’ve grown up watching them, so to star in one would be incredible.
“It’s still crazy to think a few months ago no one knew who I was and now I’m going to fly to LA.”
This month will also see Joe start work on his debut album which is expected to be released in the autumn.
He said: “I have a meeting in the New Year to find out in what direction I’m going with the album and what my plans are for next year. So at the moment I’m a bit in the dark – but it’s a very exciting time.”
After beating Essex lad Olly Murs, 25, to the X Factor crown last month Joe was dragged into a battle for the Christmas No.1 with Rage Against The Machine.
His single The Climb – an original Disney hit for Miley, 17 – missed out on the Christmas top spot. But he hit it the following week.
The media frenzy surrounding the chart fight left the shy South Shields teen physically and mentally exhausted.
Joe revealed that his family had helped him cope with the pressure.
He said: “It was important for me to have a break with my family and have some normality.
“I needed to escape all the madness, sit down and try to understand everything and clear my head for what 2010 will bring.”
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/115252/Joe-McElderry-s-Disney-talks/
The young Geordie returned from a family holiday yesterday and will travel to Los Angeles next week in his bid to conquer the USA.
Joe will meet casting agents as X Factor boss Simon Cowell’s efforts to turn the singer into the next Zac Efron, 22, build momentum.
Clean-cut Joe, 18, could earn £5million next year if Disney bosses decide to take him down young star Zac’s High School Musical route.
Three major US TV networks and several Hollywood studios, including Disney, have contacted Simon, 50, about working with Joe.
And it is now believed a mega money-spinning deal could be thrashed out as early as next week.
A source close to the X Factor boss told us: “Joe has being adjusting to his new-found fame and fortune by taking his whole family to Austria on a ski-ing trip.
“The last few weeks have been incredibly stressful for the shy lad, so he wanted to escape all the pressure and just have fun with his family.
“But he returned to London yesterday knowing this is when the real hard work starts.
“Bagging a high-profile role in a Disney musical would guarantee huge success around the world. You only have to look at Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron and The Jonas Brothers to see that.
“He will be prepped on how to come across during his castings this week and could fly out as early as next week to audition.”
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star Sunday Joe revealed: “It would be a dream to star in a Disney musical.
“I’ve grown up watching them, so to star in one would be incredible.
“It’s still crazy to think a few months ago no one knew who I was and now I’m going to fly to LA.”
This month will also see Joe start work on his debut album which is expected to be released in the autumn.
He said: “I have a meeting in the New Year to find out in what direction I’m going with the album and what my plans are for next year. So at the moment I’m a bit in the dark – but it’s a very exciting time.”
After beating Essex lad Olly Murs, 25, to the X Factor crown last month Joe was dragged into a battle for the Christmas No.1 with Rage Against The Machine.
His single The Climb – an original Disney hit for Miley, 17 – missed out on the Christmas top spot. But he hit it the following week.
The media frenzy surrounding the chart fight left the shy South Shields teen physically and mentally exhausted.
Joe revealed that his family had helped him cope with the pressure.
He said: “It was important for me to have a break with my family and have some normality.
“I needed to escape all the madness, sit down and try to understand everything and clear my head for what 2010 will bring.”
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/115252/Joe-McElderry-s-Disney-talks/